In September 2009 the Ontario government passed legislation requiring hydro
electric companies such as Ontario Hydro to allow local producers to sell back electricity back to the grid. The new program is call microFIT which stands for Feed In Tariff. Program applies to residential power generation which produces less than 10 kilowatts of power.
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Where to buy Solar Panels
For the first time homeowners can buy solar panels off the shelves from a major retailer. Akeena Solar’s Andalay AC panels are available at Lowe's Home Improvement stores. The
panels, which were recently honored with a 2009 Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Product award, are featured as part of Lowe's Energy Center at the stores. Homeowners now can get a system as small as one panel. With Andalay's safe household AC power design, they are the only real choice for do-it-yourselfers. Online solar panel electricity calculator to be run to estimate roof potential.Lowe's will stock the accessories required for installation, eliminating the need for do-it-yourselfers and contractors to pre-order components and enabling them to pick up what they need on the way to the installation.
The Andalay AC system is fully integrated with built-in racking, grounding, wiring and micro-inverters. Andalay panels also have built-in inverters that produce household AC power, so there is no high-voltage DC wiring. Andalay AC systems use Suntech panels and Enphase micro-inverters. Andalay modules are UL listed and CSA certified. Akeena said that Andalay AC panels produce 5 to 25 percent more energy output compared with ordinary DC solar panels.